Ed Sheeran epitomises the shallowness and fickleness of people. You hear young ladies talking about how gorgeous he is. Fuck off. This man wouldn't get a second look in the street were in not for his fame. This man wouldn't even get a first look. Take it from an ugly fucker who knows these things.
"You could have stayed outside my heart, but in you came..." Sheer poetry. And I thought Donovan's version was good, but the passion in this performance gives me the goosebumps!
It's cold and autumnal, but not quite freezing and still too far from Christmas; thus, I present you with the gift of Gypsy Jazz. Best enjoyed with a hot beverage or at least a stiff drink and a cozy mind. -SIN
Lol, there's a job I wouldn't hate having. Sounds way more peaceful than my actual job. Also, I now need to rewatch Play Misty For Me...because I'm impressionable and it's been too long. -SIN
A personal favorite and one hell of a directorial debut. He even pioneered the lens flare in that movie on purpose. Before he used it, it was just a sign of a dirty camera lens. Sorry, Mr Abrams, Eastwood did it first. Prolly the first thriller I watched. Good stuff. -SIN
I may have to temporarily retract my statement thinking about it, as his best film may be The Bridges of Madison County. I was an emotional wreck for about 12 hours after watching it. Streep is phenomenal in that film! And I never knew that about lens flare. I like the effect, as you may have noticed from my pics.
Conrad Hall did it before him, too. While it was used elsewhere earlier, the first big western film to use it artistically was Cool Hand Luke in 1967. It also featured prominently in Stephen Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind from 1992, which is what I thought Abrams was referencing with it all in the newer Star Trek films.
It's funny now that we're talking about it. I'm going off a dim memory from a distant film class + textbook. But you're right, Eastwood wasn't the first; apparently, the first confirmed deliberate use was one Hiroshi Segawa, Woman in the Dunes(1964). Nothing like a higher education. Meh, it was an elective. lol Also, Cool Hand Luke is a fantastic movie, imo. Another one I haven't seen in years. And, @OurJud, I think my fav Eastwood film is probably still Unforgiven. OT: Since we're talking movies... David Lynch, anyone: -SIN
It seems you have great taste in the old moving pictures department. Love Lynch! Where do you stand on Jim Jarmusch? Love how the music thread’s been hijacked by movies. At least films get talked about this way - the dedicated thread for movies is like a graveyard!
I feel like I've been sleeping on this one. Had to look him up. After seeing his directorial credits, I did recognize some of his films, though. I'm familiar with Ghost Dog, though haven't seen all of it. Have been really dying to watch Dead Man, simply because it looks funny and I love William Blake and it's hard to find any media to name drop him besides Red Dragon. And I thought The Dead Don't Die looked interesting but haven't seen it either. -SIN
Stranger Than Paradise is my favourite of his. By the way, how freaky is this?? I was flicking through the TV guide just now and noticed this:
